Swedish Fashion

23 May—31 August 2014
Previous exhibition

From left: Acne Studios (leather jacket), 2013; Carin Wester (pants), 2014; The Local Firm (vest), 2011; Lovisa Burfitt (top), 2000; Ida Klamborn (pants), 2014; The Local Firm (jacket, dress and harness), 2013; The Local firm (top and cap), 2013; Acne Studios (pants), 2012; The Local Firm (jacket), 2012; Acne Studios (pants), 2012. Photo: Johan Sandberg

23 May—31 August 2014

Around the turn of the millennium, the creativity of the Swedish fashion scene seemed to explode. The exhibition Swedish Fashion: 2000–2015 at Sven-Harrys Konstmuseum in Stockholm explores the rapid aesthetic and conceptual transformation that took place during this eventful period.

From left: Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair (dress), 2009; Sandra Backlund (top), 2011; Malinda Damgaard (hat); Helena Hörstedt (coat with scarf), 2008; Sandra Backlund (top), 2009; Jåal Atelier (skirt), 2013; Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair (dress), 2008; Malinda Damgaard (hat). Photo: Johan Sandberg

The initiator Michael Elmenbeck and our guest curator Cia Jansson were invited by Sven-Harrys Konstmuseum to design an exhibition devoted to Swedish fashion from 2000 to 2015. Assisted by a prominent selection jury consisting of the fashion journalists Susanna Strömquist, Susanne Ljung, Daniel Björk and Agnes Grefberg Braunerhielm, they have created a visually dazzling exhibition focusing on the primary trends and most innovative designs of the period.

What were the dominating silhouettes, colours, materials, techniques and garment cuts? Are there design elements from these years that could be regarded as specifically Swedish? And why does denim play such a prominent role in contemporary Swedish fashion?

Sandra Backlund (top), 2009. Photo: Johan Sandberg

Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair (shirt), 2009; Back (rings). Photo: Johan Sandberg

The exhibition Swedish Fashion: 2000–2015 fills the entire exhibition space at Sven-Harrys Konstmuseum. Visitors can enjoy a large number of unique key garments, sketches, photos and films by and with the fashion designers who changed the scene. Acne Studios, Cheap Monday, Ann-Sofie Back, Lovisa Burfitt, Rodebjer, Whyred, Carin Wester, Sandra Backlund, Helena Hörstedt, Patrik Söderstam, Martin Bergström, Bea Szenfeld, Ida Sjöstedt, Tiger of Sweden, V Ave Shoe Repair, Nakkna, Dagmar, AltewaiSaome and Ida Klamborn are a few of the labels represented in the exhibition.

Swedish Fashion: 2000-2015 charts the triumps, the phenomena and the tendencies that shaped the image of Swedish fashion in the first 15 years of the new millennium. The collection shown is unique and was made possible by the dedication of the Swedish fashion scene.